One thing you will never learn about from a campus visit is the relationship that a college or university has with its alumni. You should ask about this. While the schools provide alumni giving rates to U.S. News and other media, that is only one picture of how they stay […]

By now many college-bound high school seniors have not only received acceptance letters; they have also received invitations to the Accepted Students Day for at least one college that admitted them. Each year, colleges host an Accepted Students Day one or more times during their admission cycle to welcome prospective freshmen. The Accepted Students Day helps students and […]

At the beginning of this month I went on one of the very best campus tours that I have ever taken at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering. Interestingly, I did not need to sign up in advance, just show up at the reception desk where the tour […]

Every new school profile posted at Educated Quest is based, in part, on two campus tours. I goes on the same tour as parents and prospective students. Then I take my own tour at my own pace. Parents and students should do the same, especially when they get down to […]